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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor S. O'Hara

"That this Area Committee requests a Local Area Plan be drafted for Rathcoole prior to any more development of the village."

REPORT:

The County Development Plan 2016 - 2022 outlines what Local Area Plans will be prepared during its 6 year lifetime. Under this Plan, Rathcoole is not an area which will be subject to the preparation of a Local Area Plan (LAP).

The Local Area Plan Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2013) advise that the decision to make a Local Area Plan should take cognisance of the degree to which major development is anticipated such as to justify the preparation of a standalone plan, the resource implications and the need to focus resources in using the local area plan process for areas where major alterations to the built environment are anticipated. In this context and having regard to the established nature of the Rathcoole area, it is considered that the County Development Plan is an appropriate policy context for Rathcoole.

Furthermore, the priority for resources at this time is in preparing the draft for the new County Development Plan. While the Plan is underway it would be premature to commence any new Local Area Plans.